My Mama
If anyone has ever heard me talk about my mother...Its usually to say that she crazy, dominering, very overweight and critical of everyone. And for the past 10 years this is who my mother was. My family all learned to deal with it. It caused bickering and fights, and is what eventually what let me to move out pratically the week I turned 18. After moving out things got a little better atleast between me and my mother. And I began to realize that my mother was not mean really...she was just lonely. She had somehow pushed herself away over the years to the point where I will call my Dad to hang out but not her. Because it was not fun. She has very few friends and most of them just mooch off of her. This summer in July my Dad finally left and started living on his own, well he lives in his shop, but he is no longer in the house. My mom reached a new low. I could feel the depression over the phone and in person...it was like she was so happy to see me. I was glad that my older brother had moved back home, because I was not sure what would happen if she was there alone. Early this week I call my Mom to ask her what she was doing tonight because I wanted to have her over for dinner for her birthday (Her birthday is on saturday). She sounded excited. I got up early this morning and goggled some recipies. Apple pork chops and wild rice with pine nuts and cranberries. And also stemed veggies and a sugar free chocolate creme pie. I cleaned the house and got everything ready, presents wraped, bought some flowers for the table. Finally she gets here. I hadnt seen my Mom in probably about 3 weeks. I swear she has droped 20 pounds. She looks great. Shes Smiling. We eat dinner the food was great. She loved her present. She pulled out some glamour shots she had taken a couple weeks ago and they look awesome. I really amazed me because she was smiling even in her pictures. I have never seen a picture of my mother smiling. She smiles the same way I do...with the cheeks so high our eyes close. I never knew that. How can it possibly be that I never knew that? I dont know what happened to my mother. Its like she is a different person. For once she is happy. I cant begin to tell how much I love my mother. And it makes me very happy to see her happy. I know over the years she has sacrifised alot. Maybe it just made her bitter I dono. Whatever it is she finally has real friends. She finally is living her life. She tlod me that for her birthday she is going for a motorcycle ride. Who would have ever thought? I am happy for her.